incubator help

  1. Myavia

    GFQ Sportsman 1202 Incubator - Not Rotating?

    Hi! I just bought an old used sportsman cabinet incubator the other day. I believe it is the 1202. It has held temperature perfectly, but the racks have not been rotating. The seller told me they had been rotating before I picked the incubator up. I am fine with getting parts, just I don’t know...
  2. Palogal

    Farm Innovators 2250 Modifications

    I am about to start "Round 3" in my farm Innovators 2250 Circulated Air incubator. My first 2 hatches were less than 50%, largely due (I believe) to the wide variance of temperature zones within the incubator (97.3 in "front corners" to 102+ near the turner motor). I enlisted the technical...
  3. operachicken82

    How to successfully have a 3 day staggered hatch?

    Greetings! Question for all my chicken folk! I put 3 eggs in the incubator Sunday night 03/08 and then put 6 shipped eggs in the same incubator the following Wednesday early morning 03/11. A difference of about 3 days. Trying to figure out when to put the eggs on lockdown and how to work the...
  4. Just some chicks

    Incubation-do I have the steps right?

    Hi backyard chickens. I’ve begun my egg hatching journey. I bought the nurture right 360 incubator. I’ve had it running for almost a day. Temp reads 99.5 to 100°f. It goes back and forth. 50%-53% humidity. Is that ok for temp to go back and forth? Eggs will be here in 2 days. So what I have...
  5. D

    incubation to 2500m over the sea

    maybe somebody, has incubated eggs to 2500m over the sea, do you have any recomendation about temp or humidity. I have a incubator from farm innovators pro series incubator 4250, and from 30 eggs i have hatch 2 TKS
  6. O

    I really need help on the little giant incubator

    So I have 19 eggs in the little giant incubator But it seems I can only have them on the bottom part is because of the heater and it read 114.8 on the top part, I moved all the eggs to the bottom and put the thermometer in the middle of the eggs and now how it reading 99.5 to 100.5. I was...
  7. Egg-plant momma

    Hi y'all

    Hey everyone! Just hatched my first eggs in my incubator! 4 eggs left out of 14. First one pipped 43 hours ago. Two of the remaining eggs are the two breeds I wanted to hatch the most. We are on day 23 from the day I put them in to start incubation. The humidity has been around 58-60 for two...
  8. dfhgjlod

    How to use Brinsea Mini Advanced V2?

    Most online tutorials for the Brinsea Advanced Mini v2 incubator appear to just state how to change stuff.1 What do I set the settings to? My current setup: Temperature: 99.5°F Turning: Every Hour for 8 Seconds Cooling: Off Day: 21 (currently on 16 for my first batch) Humidity: Fill one side of...
  9. Jules24

    I'm new to quail hatching and I'm terrified by my temp fluxuation

    I have 30 adorable coturnix quail eggs arriving in the mail tomorrow shipped from Myshire Farm. My incubators been running since yesterday morning, and it's fluctuating between 99.5-100.7 F according to the incubator thermostat. I have read that LG thermostats are notoriously inaccurate, so i...
  10. HenzandHoundzFarm

    Which Incubator?!?! SUNCOO?

    I'm looking to hatch some ducklings from my show winning Welsh Harlequin! :yesss:I've never incubated before and am on a budget. I've found two incubators that look promising: SUNCOO Digital Egg Incubator Hatcher with Automatic Egg Turning Temperature Control for Chicken, Poultry Hatching for...
  11. DeBruhlchick

    Help need instructions

    I ordered the intelligent incubator 56s , you know the clear view with built in candeler , and it did not come with instructions. Can anyone help? Share instructions? Please and thank you !
  12. thepinkcollie

    Best Incubators that are not expensive

    Hey, This is my first time trying to hatch eggs but I need an incubator. Originally I wanted my silkie to hatch them for me but I really do not want her going broody right now. What are some good incubators on the market that are easy and not expensive? Also any tips for hatching eggs would...
  13. MROO

    EGG TURNER QUIT! Can I save these eggs?

    I have eight Nankin Bantam eggs in a Nature Right 360 incubator with an automatic turner. The turner has quit. It is only a month or so old and has been used successfully once, to finish off abandoned eggs. I have contacted the manufacturer, but have not yet heard back. These eggs are on Day...
  14. Kaitlyn18

    Emu Egg Help

    PLEASE ONLY EXPERIENCED EMU HATCHERS ONLY! Hello, I am on day 34 of the incubation process of an emu egg. My temperature is 96.5 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity stays around 50% but I added a bowl of water inside. I did weigh the egg but it is not digital so it is hard to get an exact weight...
  15. mufffin

    need a little help building incubator from mini fridge

    I realize there are some differences with mini fridge styles. So I have 2 to work with. #1 is a cuisinart, and is the one I have taken somewhat apart, so if we can make it work, I can build something different with the other one. This still has the coolant intact, so cannot mess with that part...
  16. Clucker86

    Janoel 12 Incubator

    Hello I have just got a new incubator a Janoel 12. Has anybody had any experience with this model? it has an auto turning motor but I am yet to see it turn how often should this turn the eggs? should it be constant or every 24 hours or a set time?
  17. Kenny_

    r-Com MX 50

    Anyone else use this incubator on this forum? https://www.amazon.com/R-Com-MX-50-Plastic-Digital-Incubator/dp/B00OOF06WY/ I bought it last week and I've currently got eggs in it. I'm wondering if I've got the eggs in it incorrectly as the eggs don't really turn amazingly well, or not as well...
  18. Smuvers Farm

    First INCUBATOR Incubation, 1 Issue - Several Questions

    We currently have 7/8 day old chicks hatched by my broody. I ended up setting 15 mixed eggs into an incubator on the 26th. (I'm a glutton for punishment, what can I say?!) I have an extra thermometer/hygrometer inside. It self turns every 2 hours and had been working great. Note, I said...
  19. Aschuchert

    A little help - early Hatchers AS IN 9 DAYS Early! Help!

    We got 2 dozen eggs from friends and friends of friends, and tonight while heading to bed I noticed piping on 1 if not 2 eggs. These eggs must have been incubating under hens. Problem is we still have them in the egg turner. This is our first hatch so we are really unprepared to handle a...
  20. CrazyChookLady5

    Cheap Chinese incubator. Is it worth it??

    hi thinking of getting this incubator. It doesn’t have a name and is just a cheap Chinese model. Has anyone brought one and what do you think??
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